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The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticide. On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LHHGDZSESBACKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy CAS Registry Number: 143-50-0 Chemical structure: This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file; Other ...
Mirex is a white crystalline solid, and chlordecone is a tan-white crystalline solid. Both chemicals are odorless. Mirex and chlordecone have not been manufactured or used in the United States since 1978. Mirex was used to control fire ants, and as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper, and electrical goods from 1959 to 1972.
The manufacturer of a persistent pesticide endangers the people and environment of Hopewell, Virginia. Prelude: Two islands in the French West Indies are contaminated with chlordecone. Swindled. 104. The Kepone Shakes (Life Science Products) Life Science Products / Chlordecone. 00:00:00. Forward 15 seconds. Back 15 seconds.
Predicted data is generated using the US Environmental Protection Agency s EPISuite™. Log Octanol-Water Partition Coef (SRC): Log Kow (KOWWIN v1.67 estimate) = 3.86 Boiling Pt, Melting Pt, Vapor Pressure Estimations (MPBPWIN v1.42): Boiling Pt (deg C): 360.28 (Adapted Stein & Brown method) Melting Pt (deg C): 147.33 (Mean or Weighted MP) VP(mm Hg,25 deg C): 4.3E-006 (Modified Grain method ...
Chlordecone, Decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta(cd)-pentalen-2-one, Decachlorooctahydro-kepone-2-one, Decachlorotetrahydro-4,7-methanoindeneone Tan to ...
5 de feb. de 2022 · Chlordecone (CD; Kepone™) is a carcinogenic organochlorine insecticide with neurological, reproductive, and developmental toxicity that was widely used in the French West Indies (FWI) from 1973 to 1993 to fight banana weevils. Although CD has not been used there for more than 25 years, it still persists in the environment and has polluted the waterways and soil of current and older banana ...
